EMPOWERING STUDENTS, PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY

Discussion Topics

How to achieve better results through empowering students and parents to take responsibility for goals and how to meet them

The importance of encouraging each child to be the unique individual it is

Encouraging community involvement with school and vice versa: how to prepare students for modern life as citizens

Youth empowerment to foster balanced adolescent development and participation for both sexes



Speakers

Kari Pitkänen, Director of Administration, Finnish National Board of Education
Marina Rosenfeld, Pedagological Director, Aprendiz City School
Dr Taddy Blecher, CEO of Community and Individual Development Association and CEO of the Maharishi Institute in South Africa

Stream contributors

Dr Thomas Loughran, I2U2 Education Leader, University of Notre Dame
Dr Dorothy Jennings, CEO, ACT Inc
Russell Burt, Principal, Pt England School, New Zealand



Stream leader

Dennis Shirley, Professor of Education, Lynch School of Education, Boston College